List of closed railway stations in Norfolk
This is a list of closed railway stations in Norfolk, England. There are also a number of heritage railway stations in Norfolk, which have been re-opened by preservation societies. The companies listed are the pre-1923 groupings.
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Name on closure | Place | Opened | Closed to passengers | Railway company | Notes |
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Abbey & West Dereham | West Dereham | 1882 | 1930 | Great Eastern | |
Aldeby | Aldeby | 1854 | 1959 | Great Eastern | |
Ashwellthorpe | Ashwellthorpe | 1881 | 1939 | Great Eastern | |
Attlebridge | Attlebridge | 1882 | 1959 | Midland & Great Northern | |
Aylsham North | Aylsham | 1883 | 1959 | Midland & Great Northern | |
Belton & Burgh | Belton | 1859 | 1959 | Great Eastern | |
Bluestone | Oulton | 1883 | 1916 | Midland & Great Northern | |
Boyces Bridge | Emneth Hungate | 1883 | 1927 | Upwell Tramway | |
Burnham Market | Burnham Market | 1866 | 1952 | Great Eastern | |
Buxton Lammas | Buxton Lammas | 1872 | 1959 | Great Eastern | There is a Buxton railway station on the Bure Valley Railway. |
Burston | Burston | 1849 | 1966 | Great Eastern | |
Caister-on-Sea | Caister-on-Sea | 1877 | 1959 | Midland & Great Northern | |
Catfield | Catfield | 1877 | 1959 | Midland & Great Northern | |
Cawston | Cawston | 1881 | 1952 | Great Eastern | |
Clenchwarton | Clenchwarton | 1865 | 1959 | Midland & Great Northern | |
Coltishall | Coltishall | 1879 | 1952 | Great Eastern | A Coltishall railway station is open on the Bure Valley Railway. |
Corpusty & Saxthorpe | Corpusty | 1882 | 1959 | Midland & Great Northern | |
County School | North Elmham | 1884 | 1964 | Great Eastern | Preserved by the Mid-Norfolk Railway. Due to be re-opened. |
Cromer High | Cromer | 1877 | 1954 | Great Eastern | |
Cromer Links Halt | Cromer | 1923 | 1953 | Norfolk and Suffolk | |
Docking | Docking | 1866 | 1952 | Great Eastern | |
Drayton | Drayton | 1882 | 1959 | Midland & Great Northern | |
Denver | Denver | 1847 | 1930 | Great Eastern | |
Dereham | East Dereham | 1847 | 1969 | Great Eastern | Preserved by the Mid-Norfolk Railway. |
Dersingham | Dersingham | 1862 | 1969 | Great Eastern | |
Ditchingham | Ditchingham | 1863 | 1953 | Great Eastern | |
Dunham | Great Dunham | 1848 | 1968 | Great Eastern | |
Earsham | Earsham | 1860 | 1953 | Great Eastern | |
East Rudham | East Rudham | 1880 | 1959 | Midland & Great Northern | |
East Winch | East Winch | 1846 | 1968 | Great Eastern | |
Ellingham | Ellingham | 1863 | 1953 | Great Eastern | |
Elmbridge | Elmbridge | 1883 | 1927 | Upwell Tramway | |
Emneth | Emneth Hungate | 1848 | 1968 | Great Eastern | |
Fakenham West | Fakenham | 1880 | 1959 | Midland & Great Northern | |
Fakenham East | Fakenham | 1857 | 1964 | Great Eastern | |
Felmingham | Felmingham | 1883 | 1959 | Midland & Great Northern | |
Ferry | 1866 | 1959 | Midland & Great Northern | ||
Flordon | Flordon | 1849 | 1961 | Great Eastern | |
Forncett | Forncett | 1849 | 1966 | Great Eastern | |
Foulsham | Foulsham | 1882 | 1952 | Great Eastern | |
Fransham | Great Fransham | 1848 | 1968 | Great Eastern | |
Gayton Road | Gayton | 1887 | 1959 | Midland & Great Northern | |
Geldeston | Geldeston | 1860 | 1953 | Great Eastern | |
Gorleston | Gorleston | 1903 | 1970 | Norfolk and Suffolk | |
Gorleston Links | Gorleston | 1914 | 1970 | Norfolk and Suffolk | |
Gorleston North | Gorleston | 1903 | 1942 | Norfolk and Suffolk | |
Great Ormesby | Ormesby St Margaret | 1877 | 1959 | Midland & Great Northern | |
Grimston Road | Grimston | 1879 | 1959 | Midland & Great Northern | |
Guestwick | Guestwick | 1882 | 1959 | Midland & Great Northern | |
Haddiscoe | Haddiscoe | 1847 | 1904 | Great Eastern | Replaced in 1904 by the modern Haddiscoe railway station. |
Haddiscoe High Level | Haddiscoe | 1859 | 1959 | Great Eastern | |
Hardingham | Hardingham | 1847 | 1969 | Great Eastern | Now part of the Mid Norfolk Railway |
Harleston | Harleston | 1855 | 1953 | Great Eastern | |
Heacham | Heacham | 1862 | 1969 | Great Eastern | |
Hellesdon | Hellesdon | 1882 | 1953 | Midland & Great Northern | |
Hemsby | Hemsby | 1877 | 1959 | Midland & Great Northern | |
Hethersett | Hethersett | 1845 | 1966 | Great Eastern | |
Hilgay | Hilgay | 1847 | 1963 | Great Eastern | |
Hillington | Hillington | 1879 | 1959 | Midland & Great Northern | |
Hindolvestone | Hindolveston | 1882 | 1953 | Midland & Great Northern | |
Holkham | Holkham | 1866 | 1952 | Great Eastern | |
Holme Hale | Holme Hale | 1869 | 1968 | Great Eastern | |
Holt | Holt | 1887 | 1964 | Midland & Great Northern | Nearby station on North Norfolk Railway opened in late 1980s |
Homersfield | Homersfield | 1860 | 1953 | Great Eastern | |
Honing | Honing | 1882 | 1959 | Midland & Great Northern | |
Hopton | Hopton-on-Sea | 1903 | 1970 | Norfolk and Suffolk | |
Hunstanton | Hunstanton | 1862 | 1969 | Great Eastern | |
Kimberley Park | Kimberley | 1847 | 1969 | Great Eastern Railway | Preserved by the Mid Norfolk Railway |
Lenwade | Lenwade | 1882 | 1959 | Midland & Great Northern | |
Martham | Martham | 1877 | 1959 | Midland & Great Northern | |
Massingham | Massingham | 1879 | 1959 | Midland & Great Northern | |
Melton Constable | Melton Constable | 1882 | 1964 | Midland & Great Northern | Site of major engineering works. |
Middleton Towers | Middleton | 1846 | 1968 | Great Eastern | Line is still open for occasional sand traffic and rail tours |
Middle Drove | Marshland St James | 1848 | 1968 | Great Eastern | |
Mundesley | Mundesley | 1898 | 1964 | Norfolk and Suffolk | |
Narborough & Pentney | Narborough | 1846 | 1968 | Great Eastern | |
Newtown Halt | Great Yarmouth | 1933 | 1959 | Midland & Great Northern | |
North Elmham | North Elmham | 1857 | 1964 | Great Eastern | Preserved by the Mid-Norfolk Railway |
North Walsham Town | North Walsham | 1881 | 1959 | Midland & Great Northern | |
North Wootton | North Wootton | 1862 | 1969 | Great Eastern | |
Norwich City | Norwich | 1882 | 1959 | Midland & Great Northern | |
Norwich Victoria | Norwich | 1849 | 1916 | Great Eastern | |
Overstrand | Overstrand | 1906 | 1953 | Norfolk & Suffolk | |
Paston & Knapton | Paston | 1898 | 1964 | Norfolk and Suffolk | |
Potter Heigham | Potter Heigham | 1877 | 1959 | Midland & Great Northern | |
Pulham Market | Pulham Market | 1860 | 1953 | Great Eastern | |
Pulham St Mary | Pulham St Mary | 1860 | 1953 | Great Eastern | |
Raynham Park | West Raynham | 1880 | 1959 | Midland & Great Northern | |
Redenhall | Redenhall | 1856 | 1866 | Great Eastern | |
Reepham | Reepham | 1881 | 1952 | Great Eastern | |
Roudham Junction | Roudham | 1869 | 1932 | Great Eastern | |
Ryburgh | Ryburgh | 1857 | 1964 | Great Eastern | |
Ryston | Ryston | 1882 | 1930 | Great Eastern | |
Sedgeford | Sedgeford | 1866? | 1952 | Great Eastern | |
Sheringham | Sheringham | 1887 | 1967 | Midland & Great Northern | Preserved by the North Norfolk Railway |
Sidestrand Halt | Sidestrand | 1936 | 1953 | Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway | |
Smeeth Road | Smeeth | 1848 | 1968 | Great Eastern | |
Snettisham | Snettisham | 1862 | 1969 | Great Eastern | |
South Lynn | King's Lynn | 1886 | 1959 | Midland & Great Northern | Served the southern edge of King's Lynn. On a separate line from the present King's Lynn railway station. |
Spinks Lane | Wymondham | 1845 | 1845 | Great Eastern | Closed after a few months. |
St Olaves | St. Olaves | 1859 | 1959 | Great Eastern | |
Stanhoe | Stanhoe | 1866 | 1952 | Great Eastern | |
Stalham | Stalham | 1877 | 1959 | Midland & Great Northern | |
Starston | Starston | 1856 | 1866 | Great Eastern | |
Stoke Ferry | Stoke Ferry | 1882 | 1930 | Great Eastern | |
Stow Bardolph | Stow Bardolph | 1846 | 1963 | Great Eastern | |
Stow Bedon | Stow Bedon | 1869 | 1964 | Great Eastern | |
Swaffham | Swaffham | 1847 | 1968 | Great Eastern | |
Swainsthorpe | Swainsthorpe | 1849 | 1952 | Great Eastern | |
Terrington | Terrington | 1865 | 1959 | Midland & Great Northern | |
Thetford Bridge | Thetford | 1875 | 1953 | Great Eastern | |
Thursford | Thursford | 1882 | 1959 | Midland & Great Northern | |
Thuxton | Thuxton | 1847 | 1969 | Great Eastern | Preserved as part of the Mid-Norfolk Railway. |
Tivetshall | Tivetshall | 1849 | 1966 | Great Eastern | |
Trimingham | Trimingham | 1906 | 1953 | Norfolk and Suffolk | |
Trowse | Norwich | 1845 | 1939 | Great Eastern | Briefly re-opened in 1986 while Norwich was renovated. |
Upwell | Upwell | 1883 | 1927 | Upwell Tramway | North Norfolk Railway has a preserved carriage from theWisbech and Upwell Tramway, which runs as part of its vintage set of carriages on special occasions |
Walpole | Walpole | 1865 | 1959 | Midland & Great Northern | |
Walsingham | Walsingham | 1857 | 1964 | Great Eastern | |
Watton | Watton | 1869 | 1968 | Great Eastern | |
Wells-next-the-Sea | Wells-next-the-Sea | 1857 | 1964 | Great Eastern | |
Wendling | Wendling | 1848 | 1968 | Great Eastern | |
Weybourne | Weybourne | 1901 | 1964 | Midland & Great Northern | Preserved by the North Norfolk Railway |
Whitlingham | Whitlingham | 1874 | 1965 | Great Eastern | |
Whitwell & Reepham | Reepham | 1882 | 1959 | Midland & Great Northern | Preserved by the Whitwell & Reepham Preservation Society |
Wighton Halt | Wighton | 1964 | Great Eastern | Preserved by the Wells and Walsingham | |
Wolferton | Wolferton | 1862 | 1969 | Great Eastern | |
Wortwell | Wortwell | 1855 | 1878 | Great Eastern | |
Wretham & Hockham | Wretham | 1869 | 1968 | Great Eastern | |
Yarmouth Beach | Great Yarmouth | 1877 | 1959 | Midland & Great Northern | |
Yarmouth South Town | Great Yarmouth | 1859 | 1970 | Norfolk and Suffolk | |
Yaxham | Yaxham | 1847 | 1969 | Great Eastern Railway | Preserved by the Mid Norfolk Railway |
Goods stations[]
Name on closure | Place | Opened | Closed | Railway company |
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King's Lynn | Midland & Great Northern | |||
Fakenham | Midland & Great Northern | |||
Wells Harbour | Wells-next-the-Sea | Wells & Fakenham |
References[]
This article does not cite any sources. (April 2008) |
See also[]
Categories:
- Disused railway stations in Norfolk
- Lists of railway stations in Great Britain
- Rail transport in Norfolk
- Lists of buildings and structures in Norfolk